Internal EOI - NDIS Mental Health Officer
Core
Improve access to and experience of the NDIS for people with psychosocial disability by identifying eligible individuals, assisting with plan implementation, and building capacity for mental health service staff.
Role type
NDIS Mental Health Officer (IC)
Builds
NDIS access pathways and support plans for people with psychosocial disability
Domain
Disability services / Mental health / NDIS administration
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
NDIS eligibility assessment, NDIS planning and implementation, staff capacity building and mentoring, stakeholder liaison with NDIS providers, psychosocial disability support, multi-site coordination, IT system proficiency
Preferred skills
Lived experience of mental health issues, experience with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, experience with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities
Technologies
Information technology systems for NDIS administration
Responsibilities
Identify people eligible for NDIS and assist them to obtain appropriate support, work across all aspects of the NDIS journey including access and plan utilisation, build capacity of LHD/SHN mental health service staff around the NDIS, liaise with NDIA and other NDIS providers to connect people to supports
Seniority
Mid-level IC